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JARBOE, James Howard - Date of
birth
13 April 1925 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Breckinridge County, Kentucky -
Hometown
Hardinsburg, Breckinridge County, Kentucky
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35813712 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
180th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
19 April 1945 - Place of
death
Near Nürnberg, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 19 | 40 |
Immediate family
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Members
Carl F. Jarboe (father)
Mary B. (Jolly) Jarboe (mother)
Mary A. Jarboe (sister)
Joseph E. Jarboe (brother)
Virginia R. Jarboe (sister)
Mabel E. Jarboe (sister)
Alfred E. Jarboe (brother)
Mildred B. Jarboe (sister)
Regina L. Jarboe (sister)
Carl F. Jarboe (brother)
More information
Pfc James H. Jarboe worked on a farm before he enlisted in Evansville, Indiana, on 19 January 1944.He was reported wounded in action on 18 April 1945, during the battle for Nürnberg, Germany, by German sniper fire. He died the following day.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – Jeff Jarboe , www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Robbins Family Tree / 1940 Census, http://www.45thdivision.org
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